Antonio Cabrales Caceres
Antonio Cabrales Cáceres, a Salvadoran-born agronomist who served as Deputy Minister and Minister of Agriculture, led union work for agricultural productivity and democracy in El Salvador.
His great social sensitivity was recognized not only by the trade unions, but also by the officials who worked alongside his leaders.
The Salvadoran Industry Association (ASI) described him as “admirable social sensitivity and patriotism” when it learned of his tragic death on Lake Coatepeque last Wednesday when his car fell off a ferry that was taking him to Teopan. He was described as a man of
Cabrales was born in San Salvador on January 12, 1936 and married Ana Maria Mesa de Cabrales, a native of Santa Ana. During his eight years as a young man, he was part of the El Salvador basketball team. Undersecretary of Agriculture since 1972.
A year later, in November 1973, he was a delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) to the 21st regular meeting of the Regional International Commission for Agricultural Sanitation in San Jose, Costa Rica.
A man of dedication, exemplary values, and always putting the interests of the Salvadoran people first. ” Boso, founders, management and staff.
Democratic Party.
Known as Don Tony Cabrales, he founded several social institutions in El Salvador. Thus, he is a member of the Salvanatura Foundation, which he created on September 23, 1988, and from 2003 until 2014 he was Director of the Business Foundation for Social Action (Fundemas). and chaired the Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (Fiagro).
In 2008, he was a member of the Advisory Group on Climate Change sworn in by the President of the Republic with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).
He also joined the El Salvador Foundation for Economic and Social Development (Fusades) in 1983 and served on the board from 1994 to 2012 and chairman from 2003 to 2011.
As President of Husades, Cabrales demonstrated his democratic vocation and always called for political reform and strengthening of the democratic system in El Salvador.
In a speech delivered during the left’s first transition to government, in light of the uncertainties in the economic and political sector, he said: He did not leave out the necessary participation of citizens in these political processes: “Only the forces of civil society are going to build true democracy and public policy for future generations.”
Former Minister of Agriculture, former President Hussades, a man of admirable social sensitivity and patriotism. “ ASI, Board and Staff.
social project.
Cabrales is also president of a humanitarian foundation founded in 2013 that has helped El Salvador reduce the rate of scandalous violence through a truce between gangs. FMLN Government.
“We have been blessed by the Vatican and the OAS[Organization of American States].
Unfortunately things were not handled well. Sometimes the government was visible, sometimes it was hidden, and there was no transparency. We have to do it like they are doing in Los Angeles, California,” he said in a statement to journalists in El Salvador.
In 2010, he emphasized Husades’ role in El Salvador’s political development, emphasizing respect for freedom of expression, private property and political freedom, and working with the government to preserve democracy.
Source: Diario Elmundo
